Despite this, it remains the second most common cancer among Filipino women, claiming the lives of an estimated 12 women every day. As per the Department of Health (DOH) and World Health Organization, the measures to prevent cervical cancer are vaccination for girls and screening for women. "I already knew about cervical cancer screening in high school through my sister who studied in the U.S. She also did her master’s at Johns Hopkins University. That changed when Patreng turned 30 and found out about a cervical cancer screening initiative led by Jhpiego Philippines through its Unitaid-funded Scale Up Cervical Cancer Elimination with Secondary Prevention Strategy (SUCCESS) Project. When I turned 30 this year, I made sure to go and get screened.